Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Texas Democrats return to Capitol for Republicans' US House map overhaul as California counters
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Democrats ended a two-week walkout Monday that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts as part of a national partisan brawl over President Donald Trump'...
Aug 18, 2025
Securities watchdog CIRO shut down some systems after cybersecurity threat found
TORONTO - The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization says it shut down some of its systems as a precaution after identifying a cybersecurity threat on Aug. 11. It says a preliminary investigation...
Aug 18, 2025
Flight attendants union says it's in meetings with Air Canada on Monday night
TORONTO - The Air Canada component of CUPE said it resumed meetings with the airline on Monday night as the two sides look to resolve a strike by flight attendants that has grounded planes for days. "...
Aug 18, 2025
Pierre Poilievre wins Alberta byelection, regains seat in House of Commons
CAMROSE - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre secured a seat in the House of Commons late Monday with a crushing byelection win in the rural Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot. He was leading wi...
Aug 18, 2025
Alberta planning to power some of its jails with solar energy
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is looking to power some of its jails with solar energy. The province says it's planning to build solar installations at five of its 10 correctional facilities, with ea...
Aug 18, 2025
With the Ottawa Treaty under threat, an expert warns landmines won't keep Europe safe
OTTAWA - An expert who has disposed of bombs in some of the world's most dangerous places says European governments pinning their security hopes on landmines are turning to an ineffective tool that wi...
Aug 18, 2025
Wildfire in Nova Scotia grows; cooler temperatures help firefighters in N.L.
Officials in Nova Scotia say a wildfire in the western part of the province has grown and could force people out of their homes, while cooler temperatures and low winds have helped firefighters in New...
Aug 17, 2025
Ukraine's allies meet as Zelenskyy travels to Washington to meet with Trump
OTTAWA - Ukraine and its allies held a virtual meeting Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for a high-stakes discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Pr...
Aug 17, 2025
Duty-free shops facing 'full-blown crisis' with no relief in sight
by Daniel Johnson John Slipp took over his father's duty-free store in 1994, which had been started more than a decade earlier. This month, he closed the Woodstock Duty Free Shop Inc. as lower traffic...
Aug 17, 2025 John Slipp is seen at his closed duty-free store, at the Canada-U.S. border crossing between Woodstock, N.B., and Houlton, Maine, on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray)
Alberta byelection day looming, with Poilievre among 214 candidates
By Fakiha Baig EDMONTON - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and 213 others vying for a seat in the House of Commons will be in the spotlight Monday, as voters in a rural Alberta riding head...
Aug 17, 2025 The adapted ballot used in the Battle River-Crowfoot federal byelection is seen at an advance polling station in Camrose, Alta., on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fakiha Baig)
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Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 1
8:30 - Drivers are yet again feeling the pinch at the gas pump. Prices have climbed almost 20 cents per litre at some st...